Triple
T1660
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Edison Medal |
E31
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasRecipient |
P108
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James L. Flanagan
James L. Flanagan was a pioneering American electrical engineer and speech scientist known for his influential contributions to digital signal processing and speech communication.
|
E13679
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: James L. Flanagan | Statement: [Edison Medal, hasRecipient, James L. Flanagan]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James L. Flanagan Context triple: [Edison Medal, hasRecipient, James L. Flanagan]
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A.
Alan M. Garber
Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
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B.
John V. L. Hogan
John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
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C.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
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D.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
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E.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: James L. Flanagan Triple: [Edison Medal, hasRecipient, James L. Flanagan]
Generated description
James L. Flanagan was a pioneering American electrical engineer and speech scientist known for his influential contributions to digital signal processing and speech communication.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James L. Flanagan Target entity description: James L. Flanagan was a pioneering American electrical engineer and speech scientist known for his influential contributions to digital signal processing and speech communication.
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A.
Alan M. Garber
Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
-
B.
John V. L. Hogan
John V. L. Hogan was an American radio engineer and pioneer in early radio technology and broadcasting.
-
C.
Harold A. Wheeler
Harold A. Wheeler was an influential American electrical engineer and inventor known for his pioneering contributions to radio and radar technology.
-
D.
Harold Hazen
Harold Hazen was an American electrical engineer and MIT professor known for his pioneering work in control systems and his role in developing early analog computing devices.
-
E.
Harold T. Shapiro
Harold T. Shapiro is an economist and academic leader best known for serving as president of both Princeton University and the University of Michigan and for his influential work at the intersection of higher education and public policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69a22a285828819081a58308fb963df1 |
completed | Feb. 27, 2026, 11:35 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a232e673a881909276dbf9c37bbff6 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 12:12 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a29817d9d08190aea256b0fbbb2d9b |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:24 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a298afe9dc8190973a06da446bca23 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:26 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a29bd348d481908c851de33ceaa42a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 7:40 a.m. |
Created at: Feb. 27, 2026, 11:36 p.m.